Where does “comēte” come from?

comēte (Middle High German) comes from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

Ancestry of “comēte”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	comete	comet
2	Latin	cometes	A comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
3	Ancient Greek	κομήτης	long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
4	Ancient Greek	κόμη	hair of the head
5	Latin	κομεω	to care for

Words derived from “comēte”

Komet
kometenhaft
Kometenschweif

Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Ancient Greek κομήτης →